Indecision at the Crossroads - Biomedical Engineering

Buflea
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:29:52 +0000

momofboiler1:

You have some great options. Congrats! I’m happy to answer any Purdue specific questions. My D had an amazing experience there and with honors college.

My only caution with Purdue is that historically BME has been one of the more competitive majors to transition into from FYE. In my D’s year, they ended up having to turn away some applicants that made the GPA threshold cut off. I believe they’ve grown the program since, but I’d double check with the department.

ColdWombat’s post is spot on about some of the challenges with BME. Again, in my D’s year, it seemed that many BMEs were pre-meds who wanted a fall back if they didn’t get into med school. Those that wanted to work in the bio tech or Pharma industries opted for mech e or chem e, depending on goals.

@momofboiler1 - What is happening at Purdue if the kid doesn’t make the GPA requirement for a specific engineering major ? Do they have the choice to list few majors or they will just be randomly assigned to the majors that are not filled in ?